Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region on the main island of Luzon. The provincial capital is Bayombong. The province is bordered by several other provinces: Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Benguet. In the 3975.67 km ² province 421 355 people ( census May 1, 2010 ). In the province of the languages Ilokano, Tagalog and Gaddang are spoken. In the area there are a lot of forest, arable and grassland, which it is well suited for agricultural use. Next, the area has deposits of copper and gold as well as clay, lime and gravel. The topography of the province is dominated by the Caraballo Mountains, which merge in the north- west in the Cordillera Central.
The current Governor of the province since 2004 Luisa Llorenç - Cuaresma.
History
Since Nueva Vizcaya is a province, the culture and customs of the early settlers reflecting always reflected in the story. Among the first settlers were the Ilongot, the Igorot, the Ifugaos, the Isinay and Gaddang. The immigration more people from the neighboring areas has led to increased population density, which was divided into different cultures.
1607 came to Nueva Vizcaya to the Dominican population in the hinterland to proselytize. 1702 a convent in Santa Clara, a present-day Barangay ( village ) was built in the municipality Aritao.
Proceeding through the formal education of the province of Isabela in May 1856 was the present territory of Nueva Vizcaya, but which later made some changes. A large part of the north was left to the current northern provinces. 1908 more parts were ceded to the northwest by the province of Ifugao. 1971 had the province even the hitherto subordinate Quirino Province exits.
Municipalities
Nueva Vizcaya is divided into 15 boroughs, which in turn are subdivided into 275 barangays.
- Alfonso Castaneda
- Ambaguio
- Aritao
- Bagabag
- Bambang
- Bayombong
- DIADI
- Dupax del Norte
- Dupax del Sur
- Kasibu
- Kayapa
- Quezon
- Santa Fe
- Solano
- Villa Verde
National Parks
- Bangan Hill National Park
- Salinas Natural Monument
Significant educational institutions
- Nueva Vizcaya State University
- Saint Mary's University